LIFE WITH BIG BROTHER

Why are private airplane pilots being targeted by DHS

'My dad fought a war so this can never happen in America'

Published: 05/24/2013 at 11:59 PM

(The Atlantic) Over the weekend I related the story of Gabriel Silverstein, a businessman and pilot who for no apparent reason was subjected to a two-hour detention and invasive search by Homeland Security officials as he traveled across the country in his small plane.

Below and after the jump are two additional stories of the same sort. The first is a long account from Larry Gaines, a small-plane pilot from California who had a similar episode last year. The story is long and detailed, and will be riveting for those in the aviation world. The summary for general readers is this.